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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry injured during shutout win over DucksVideo
The last time goaltender Tristan Jarry and the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Anaheim Ducks before Tuesday, Jarry didn’t mince words about the state of his play. “We need some points,” Jarry said inside the home dressing room of PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 30. “Obviously, I need to be better....
Dallas Cowboys sign former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant after loss to Eagles
Fresh off their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys have added about as intriguing of an offensive weapon as an NFL team can in November. According to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, former Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant is signing with the team after a workout earlier this week. The...
Manheim Central gets off to fast start, prevents Penn-Trafford from claiming 1st PIAA field hockey win
During Manheim Central’s three-hour ride to its PIAA Class 2A field hockey playoff game against WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford, Baron coach Morgan Briggs talked to her team about starting fast. Manheim Central, the District 3 fourth-place team from north of Lancaster, heeded the coach’s advice, pressuring Penn-Trafford from the start and...
Carl Torbush, who succeeded Mack Brown at North Carolina and also coached East Tennessee State, dies
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Carl Torbush, a defensive specialist who succeeded Mack Brown as North Carolina’s head football coach after Brown’s first tenure and later coached at East Tennessee State, has died. He was 72. ETSU said Monday that Torbush died Sunday. His family informed the school but didn’t provide...
West Virginia’s Neal Brown, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy off hot seat as teams surge in Big 12Video
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and West Virginia coach Neal Brown have slipped off the hot seat and are arguably more likely to be considered Big 12 Coach of the Year contenders. Gundy was under scrutiny after the Cowboys lost back-to-back games to South Alabama and Iowa...
Report: Michigan prepared to take Big Ten to court if punished without full investigationVideo
Michigan is preparing to take possible legal action if the Big Ten Conference punishes the Wolverines’ football program before a full investigation into allegations of an impermissible scouting and sign-stealing scheme, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The potential for a court fight...
Fox Chapel’s girls soccer playoff run continues with PIAA 1st-round win
Two weeks ago, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team was the sixth seed in the WPIAL bracket. Now the Foxes are two games away from playing for a state title after a 3-0 win over Landisville Hempfield in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs Tuesday. It’s a...
Ohio State remains No. 1 as CFP rankings stand pat; Penn State 10th
Ohio State remained No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, with Georgia, Michigan and Florida State following the Buckeyes, as the selection committee stood pat with its top eight teams. Washington was fifth, followed by Pac-12 rival Oregon, Texas and Alabama at eighth. Only one of the...
Capsule previews for Westmoreland County college basketball teams
Men Saint Vincent Division: III Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Conference Coach: D.P. Harris Last year’s record: 15-11, 11-9 Conference finish: 6th Playoff finish: PAC quarterfinals Key returnees: Jaden Gales (So., F), Mike Iuzzolino (Jr., G), Osyon Jones (Sr., G) Notable: Gales (6-foot-6, 215) was the PAC Newcomer of the Year and...
Unbeaten No. 21 James Madison writes NCAA seeking remediation for 2-year bowl ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — James Madison, in its second year of transitioning from the Bowl Subdivision to the Championship Subdivision, has written to the NCAA asking that the rule preventing the Dukes from participating in a bowl game be changed. In a letter, signed by president Jonathan Alger, Rector Maribeth Herod...
Cardinals’ Kyler Murray activated from PUP list, on track for return this weekVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals activated Kyler Murray from the physically unable to perform list Tuesday, opening the door for him to make his return from a knee injury against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The move was expected, but still significant, considering Murray has missed roughly 11 months...
Pitt WRs coach Tiquan Underwood, pass catchers work to iron out imperfections
Tiquan Underwood doesn’t hide behind false hope. Pitt’s passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach knows there’s plenty of work that’s necessary to improve the Panthers’ aerial game — both over the final three games and likely starting this winter when Pat Narduzzi and his coaching staff undertake some serious self-scouting. “I...
Kansas coach Bill Self signs richest college basketball contract ever given by a public university
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self signed a lifetime contract Tuesday that will pay him $53 million over the first five years, easily surpassing Kentucky coach John Calipari for the richest deal ever given to a college basketball coach at a public university. Self will make more than $13...
Veteran quarterback Carson Wentz signing with Los Angeles Rams
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Carson Wentz, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because Wentz needed to pass a physical before the deal could be announced. Wentz has been...
Former Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is loving retirement. It doesn’t mean he is very far from the game
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a typical early November day in Syracuse. Gray skies. Light snow has dusted the area, a precursor to the months ahead when when many residents around here look for Syracuse basketball to get them through the winter. The season opener is just days away. The man...
Coach Mike Vrabel says rookie Will Levis taking over as the Titans starting QB
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that rookie Will Levis will remain the Titans starting quarterback after two starts in place of injured veteran Ryan Tannehill. Vrabel announced the starting change and said he already had informed the Titans (3-5) earlier Tuesday. They visit Tampa Bay on...
Former Pirates pitcher Steven Brault retiresVideo
Pitcher Steven Brault, who spent parts of six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced his retirement on Monday. In an Instagram post, Brault thanked family, friends and fans “from Aberdeen to Chicago, (and especially my unofficial official hometown, Pittsburgh).” “I cannot possibly describe what it feels like to achieve a...
Tiger Woods says his right ankle is pain-free. It’s the rest of his leg that still causes problems
Tiger Woods says he is pain-free when it comes to his right ankle that was fused in April. It’s the rest of the leg that remains a work in progress. And there’s no indication when he’ll get back to work on the golf course. “My ankle is fine. Where they...
WR George Pickens’ frustration is like a ‘pebble in my shoe’ to Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
George Pickens’ frustrations over his lack of targets in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ passing game is a minor irritant to coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin said Tuesday that Pickens’ displeasure is a “non-issue” as the Steelers prepare to play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. “I know it’s a...
Victor Wembanyama’s NBA education is underway. The French teen is passing the early tests
Here’s some of what San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama has experienced so far in the NBA: Scoring 38 points in a game, playing in a back-to-back for the first time, being part of two 40-point losses, wasting a huge lead and losing, overcoming a huge deficit and winning. It’s been an...
Diana Taurasi in new role as she chases history and 6th Olympic gold medal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. Ignore that she turns 42 before the...
Steinbrenner consulted with players over whether Boone should return as Yankees manager
NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner questioned current and former players along with staff on whether to keep Aaron Boone before deciding the New York manager will return next year. New York faded from contention by mid-August and finished 82-80, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016....
Penn State QB Drew Allar breaks down the ‘huge challenge’ of facing Michigan’s No. 1 pass defense
Drew Allar is coming off arguably his best game in a Penn State uniform. The young quarterback was sharp at Maryland. He threw for four touchdowns, completed 73.5% of his passes, fit a few into tight windows and didn’t turn the ball over. He looked poised and confident, the kind...
Steelers great Terry Bradshaw sells his $22.5M horse ranch
NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has just unloaded his $22.5 million, 744-acre ranch just north of Dallas-Fort Worth. The former Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion said in a press release that selling the ranch has been “a long and winding road.” He said he and wife, Tammy,...
Mike Tomlin: Rookie Broderick Jones expected to make another start at right tackle for SteelersVideo
First-round draft pick Broderick Jones did enough in his starting debut at right tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers that he has earned another. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference that Jones is expected to start ahead of veteran Chuks Okorafor at right tackle Sunday when the...
